Depths Of My Soul

by Christopher

T he questions of this day, H earken to the unknown E asily asked, yet . . . D are I answer? E ver have I shied away, P iously avoiding T ruth. H iding, from myself S ome are born to bear burdens O thers, are forced to F ear . . . M atters of the mind Y et ever do we . . . S eek, O nly to find no answers, U nder the bridges of our minds L ife's dealt its blows W inning with my grief I ncomparable though, to the pain of . . . L ove. L ove. B arely a word, yet . . . E ver does it echo the R eality of a true heart E ver gripped by my mind, A ccosted by demons, yet . . . L ove, beckoned. I rresistibly. S tepping tentatively, E ver the cynic D aring the whirlwind, O f her intensity N ever, in nine L ifetimes, could I have known, a Y earning, so powerfully compelling, W ithout even a touch. H ow can this be? E ven as I ask, I . . . N otice, I don't even care A s was fated though, M y heart was captured, F ires were cooled, I ce was broken. N ow I have no fear. A s always, L ove does not kill demons, L ove only soothes them Y es, they are calm, W ell, calmer. I fear though, T hey will never be silenced. H er heart is strong though, M ine as well. Y et apart, I am only a part. S oon however, T ogether, A lways, R ealizing . . . wholeness, the true depths of my soul. Source: http://www.netpoets.com/poems/love/1509002.htm

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Big Income:Pornography is big business--with $10 billion to $14 billion in annual sales। The author, Frank Rich, suggests that pornography is bigger than any of the major league sports, perhaps bigger than Hollywood। Porn is "no longer a sideshow to the mainstream...it is the mainstream," he says। The Business Of Smut: What Is It?

Adult Video $500 million to $1।8 billion

Internet $1 billion

Pay-Per-View $128 million

Magazines $1 billion

Total $2.6 billion to $3.9 billion

Sources: Adams Media Research, Forrester Research, Veronis Suhler Communications Industry Report----http://www.forbes.com/2001/05/25/0524porn.html